This paper is also online with the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City website pages. It is based on research done 30 years ago by the author using primarily local city directories. A...

Biographical sketch of Alden Millard, publisher of "the Millard Implement Directories of Kansas City, Omaha and St. Louis" starting in 1886 and "justice of the peace of Independence," Missouri, starting...

There are no entries for the American Sash & Door Company from 1903 to 1905 or 1971 to 1973. According to the directories, the company's address from 1906 to 1960 was the southeast corner of 16th and Bellefontaine...

Directory that lists the address, year of construction, owner, description of, and value of apartment buildings and duplexes in Kansas City, Missouri. The entries are listed by address under alphabetically...

Listing of Arthur Mitchell, photographer, with offices at 805 Main Street and residence at 541 Locust Street in 1886. There are no entries for Arthur Mitchell in the directories of 1883-1884 or 1915-1916....

Description of Asa Beebe Cross as a lumber yard owner and architect in 1869, with the lumber yard near 8th and Main Streets. Page 28: "The lumber yard of A. B. Cross & Co., west side of Main, between Court...

Located at the southwest corner of Grand and Missouri Avenues. First appeared in the 1897 Kansas City, Missouri city directory, listed as Ashland or New Ashland until 1945, when listed as Ashland Rooms....